thanks everyone for complicating my day. now i have 20 or so new records to check out to spotify. ha john |
Several...cream live at the royal albert hall; eric clapton 24 nights at the royal albert hall; david gilmore, remember that night; 2010 crossroads with eric clapton. Jallen |
I second David Live, 1974 Diamond Dogs Tour. Top notch musicians playing Bowies great early material. David Sanborn, Luther Vandross(vocals) Michael Kamen, Earl Slick just to name a few. Another personal favorite is Lou Reed's
Rock and Roll Animal Album. Another great band featuring Dick Wagner/Steve
Hunter on Guitar. |
Ziggy...your taste is impeccable. Slick, Wagner and Hunter kill. |
Thanks Lindisfarne. The 70's had some awesome guitarists, but these guys were special. They did KILL and ROCK!!! |
Brandi Carlile "Live at Benaroya Hall" is pretty damn good. |
Earth wind and fire...gratitude...this just cooks! |
How about Ani Difranco's "Living in Clip"
"Shy" anyone? |
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Honarable mention...ramones...its alive....queen...live killers |
I LOVE Hugh Makasela's Hope. Great sound quality as well. |
A lot of good calls here, already. One more thought:
Richard Thompson has done a bunch of great live records, and one or two have already been mentioned above. However, the one I find myself returning to most often is "Two Letter Words", available direct only from Beeswing.com (I believe). Great performances of a great set list.
Marty |
Ooops!
Not only is the website not called Beeswing.com (it was beesweb.com), it seems to be gone, now.
The new URL for Richard Thompon direct sales is:
http://www.richardthompson-music.com/ |
Friday Night in San Francisco - Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin. |
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The Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin in San Fran is a great one. I'll also agree with Transnova on the ABB/Los Lonely Boys at the Fillmore East albums.
However, Mitchchavis nailed it for me with the Bill Evans rec. Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard are my favorite live recordings ever. |
End of list:
Pink Floyd --Delicate Sound of Thunder |
George Harrison, Live in Japan.
Marlena Shaw, Live in Tokyo. |
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dah moment.
Alman Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East |
If your not familiar with Kate Wolf you should be. Her live recording, "Give Yourself to Love" is beyond reproach. |
Full House-J.Geils Band
Rainbow Concert-Clapton
Live in Germany-Bottle Rockets
Live at Rockpalast-Cracker |
Sarah Vaughan, Live in Japan. |
Humble Pie, Rockin' The Fillmore
Deep Purple, Made in Japan |
"Scream In Blue" - Midnight Oil |
"Beatles - abby road Hevac1"
Is that some sort of bizarre irony? |
Like I said I had a dah moment. |
Stones' Get Your Ya Yas Out and the live Clash album. |
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night |
Neil Young - Live at massey hall |
In no particular order of preference, just listing them off the top of my head...
CSNY -- Four Way Street
Allman Brothers Band -- Filmore East
Peter Frampton -- Comes Alive
Joni Mitchell -- Miles of Aisles
Grateful Dead -- Europe '72
Dave Brubeck -- Together Again for the First Time
Duke Ellington -- Newport 1956
Deep Purple -- Made in Japan
Cheap Trick -- Live at Boudukan
Woodstock -- Soundtrack |
Stones unplugged is their best live album in my opinion. |
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Love it another J Geils band fan! Full House is a rockin live LP! Oh yaaaa! |
+1 on J.Geils Band. I remember the pal that turned me onto the 1st record saying, as he dropped the needle on the groove, "it's a mellow(!) rock'n'roll record". After the 1st coupla tunes I told him; "it's mellow 'cause you've got the volume turned down, crank it!!";) I remember going to the Rockpile (a small warehouse that was converted to a music venue, yr basic sweaty dump, I LOVED the joint!) to see the J. Geils Band 2nd billing to Edgar Winter's White Trash (listen to 'Full House' and than 'Roadwork' to hear what I heard that night!). All for $7.50!! Talk about a rockin' evening, whatanight!! |
How about James Brown Live at the Apollo ? |
Jerry Lee Lewis Live at the Star Club, Hamburg ; 2nd James Brown Apollo |
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Bless its pointed little head, Jefferson Airplane. |
I don't know about "Best", but even if some were strung out, I really liked: The Concert for Bangladesh. |
Concert For Bangladesh, The Last Waltz, Eric Clapton Unplugged, Concert For George |
Maybe not the best but a fav, Johnny Winter And, live.
Best,
Dave |
In Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, only 18 albums were live albums:
Live at the Apollo by James Brown (#25)
At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band (#49)
At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash (#88)
Live at the Regal by B. B. King (#141)
Alive! by Kiss (#158)
Live at Leeds by The Who (#169)
Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service (#189)
Wheels of Fire by Cream (#203)
Live/Dead by Grateful Dead (#241)
Kick Out the Jams by MC5 (#290)
MTV Unplugged in New York by Nirvana (#311)
Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads (#345)
At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters (#348)
Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young and Crazy Horse (#350)
Cheap Trick at Budokan by Cheap Trick (#430)
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 by Sam Cooke (#435)
Live in Europe by Otis Redding (#466)
Live in Cook County Jail by B. B. King (#499)
for me, the "best" live albums don't merely replay studio tracks, but present new or dramatically re-worked material. this my own list would include live at fillmore east, quicksilver's happy trails and even stuff like joe jackson's big world and jackson browne's running on empty, all of which, i believe, are comprised of previously unreleased songs. |
Bob Marley Live - Unquestionably one of the greatest 'live' records ever made. If you enjoy this, I'd strongly recommend Marley's 'Live At The Roxy'. Recorded in '76 (1 year after the 1st live record) and released in 2003. Curiously, this record has better sonics so from an audio POV this is the one, but the 1st one has a 'fever', it sweats, and the audience seems to be in a state of rapture! It's interesting to compare the records from this angle, pretty much the same music (although the Roxy disc is a double!) but one has pristene sonics, the other captures a moment, so which is the one to pick up? For me the answer's easy, I own 'em both! Along with a 1/2 dozen other Marley records! |
The Name of this Band is Talking Heads |
Here's some great one's that no one has mentioned:
1. Al Jarreau / Look to the Rainbow
2. Grover Washington Jr. / Live at the Bijou
One more vote for:
ABB/Fillmore East
Feat/Waiting for Columbus
Dead/Europe 72
N.Young/Massey Hall
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Monterey Pop Festival
Neal |
What gives, no Frampton Comes Alive!? |
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